bodhi Wrote:
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> Unfortunately loop is not configured in this
> kernel. It is not completed as the Kirkwood 3.17
> kernel configuration, but I don't have time to
> build a new kernel yet :)
>
>

nohud Wrote:
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> Yes, this should add the support needed to the
> kernel so the stock wifi will work with
> wpa_supplicant and other wireless utilities.
>
> CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y

Thanks nohud. I've missed this from the Kirkwood kernel. I will add it to the next OXNAS release.

I have a previously hacked Pogoplug Pro (Oxnas CPU, internal SATA port and internal Wifi) and working access to the internal serial port. It boots correctly to a system that I can SSH into with the correct, carefully crafted USB memory stick attached. It hangs and does nothing useful with no or a random USB memory stick attached. I would like to get the system back into use doing something useful, but I can't remember what I did! I'm pretty sure the internal NAND flash memory has been changed at some point.

If it is going to be worth the effort, I would like to update this Pogoplug Pro to a currently stable operating system, but I appreciate that it will not be simple because of the apparently altered internal NAND flash memory. I intend to use the system as a simple filestore/NAS. In the future I would like to use the internal SATA port, however I appreciate that this will will not be trivial and I would be better making it work correctly with USB attached filesystems in the first instance. Can a helpful person point me in the direction of appropriate advice/instructions/tutorial.

First of, THANK YOU Bodhi.... thanks to all your valuable information here in the forums, I have successfully managed to install Wheezy on my Pogo Pro.... running the new uboot....

That being said, I'm running into a problem, which honestly, I'm not sure if its a hardware issue, or just something not enabled in the kernel.... and not sure if I'm entirely comfortable compiling a new kernel for anything but x86 hardware...

Here's my problem.... Since this device has a SATA interface, I'm trying to connect a eSATA hard drive... I've got everything connected up properly, but no love... dmesg is indicating the following relative to the SATA interface...

Not all eSata enclosures are supported by the kernel. If you have the right cable, like this one, you could try to plug the HDD in directly using SATA cable, and get power from USB to see if it was the enclosure problem.

Posting this here so that others may benefit from my frustration (and avoid said frustration)... It starts out explaining what I did, what my problem was, and how I found my solution.

Hello, I recently installed the 2013.10 uboot and your 3.17 wheezy fs on my Pogoplug Pro, and it was booting perfectly... Of course, not being one to leave well enough alone, and a firm subscriber to the "if it ain't broke, fix it until it is" school of thought, I had to tinker....

. I am booting off of a USB flash drive, and also using an eSATA drive on the device, so I made some changes to uboot to find the rootfs by the drive label.... and that's where my troubles started.

Thanks to Jeff's 3.17 kernel I've now got two PP Biz's (apparently the bastard step child of Pogoplug'dem) up and running. They are working great. Had some issues with both getting my setenv's correct but finally got them straightened away. One plug is running Squeezelite using a cheapo CM108 usb adapter for sound and booting off an old 2.5" IDE drive in a usb enclosure strapped to the side. The other plug is booting off of a 2.5" sata drive and is running Squeezebox Media Server. Combo works great and either one can be built for less than $25. The only thing that would get me to Nirvana is to figure out how to get the stock on board wifi working but after several hours of pulling out my hair, I think I am going to throw in the towel and order some Atheros 300N mpci-e adapters for less than $5 each.

Thanks again for you work bodhi and to the others that have also contributed to the effort.

bodhi Wrote:
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> A small correction: kernel 3.17 for Oxnas was not
> come from Jeff. It's my kernel build which is a
> derivative of kref's kernel build!